Admission Arrangements
Children due to start Infant (Reception) in September 2026
Open sessions for Reception September 2026 intake are detailed below. Please call the office on 0121 351 6441 or email enquiry@deanery.bham.sch.uk to book on:
- Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 9.30am
- Thursday 16th October 2025 at 9.30am
- Monday 10th November 2025 at 2pm
- Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 5pm
Application period opens on 1 October 2025
Closing date for applications - 15 January 2026
National offer day - 16 April 2026
Deadline for submitting appeals - 15 May 2026
Appeal hearings submitted on time - 17 July 2026
It may not be possible to hear late appeals before the start of the new school year in September 2026. Appeals are not heard during school holidays.
In-year Admission Appeals
If your child has been refused a place at one of your preferred schools outside the normal round of admissions (ie at any time other than as above), you may appeal within 20 school days of the refusal of the place. Your appeal will be heard within 30 school days of being lodged. Appeals are not heard during school holidays.
Please find the appeal form in the link below or contact the school office.
See below for our Admission Policies
TIMETABLE for CHURCH OF ENGLAND BIRMINGHAM INDEPENDENT ADMISSION APPEALS
Appeal applications should be made in writing to the Chair of Governors for any Church of England Birmingham school which is its own Admissions Authority (any Academy or Voluntary Aided School).
HOW TO APPEAL:
Appeal applications should be made in writing to the Chair of Governors. You must give written reasons for your appeal. Your appeal will be heard within 40 school days of being lodged (or 30 school days for in-year appeals).
Appellants will receive at least 10 school days written notice of their appeal hearing date (although this notice can be shorter, by agreement). Appeal papers will be sent to all parties at least 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing. Any additional evidence must be submitted to the Appeal Clerk at least 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing. Decision letters will be sent within 5 school days following the hearing, where practicable.